American Red Cross Month, 2021, 12515-12516 [2021-04639]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 41 (Thursday, March 4, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 12515-12516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04639]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 41 / Thursday, March 4, 2021 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10150 of March 1, 2021

                
American Red Cross Month, 2021

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Throughout our country's history, the humanitarian 
                spirit of the American people has shined as a beacon of 
                hope in times of crisis. It is written in our DNA that 
                when hardship strikes, we come together to ensure that 
                no one faces it alone. It is in that spirit that we 
                celebrate American Red Cross Month, a chance to honor 
                all those selfless Americans who step up and lend a 
                hand whenever and wherever people are in need.

                For 140 years, the American Red Cross has been 
                synonymous with the prevention and alleviation of human 
                suffering across the globe. Founded by Clara Barton in 
                1881, the organization's mission lives on in the 
                dedication of Red Cross workers--more than 90 percent 
                of whom are volunteers--and the generosity of the 
                American people in moments of crisis.

                We saw unmistakable evidence of that spirit through the 
                challenges of this past year. In 2020, more than 70,000 
                people became new Red Cross volunteers and stepped up 
                on behalf of those in need--as disaster shelter 
                workers, health workers, blood donor ambassadors, and 
                transportation specialists. And when our country faced 
                a severe blood shortage, the American people rolled up 
                their sleeves, with more than a half-million of our 
                friends and neighbors donating blood with the Red Cross 
                for the first time.

                In a year like no other, people made a lifesaving 
                difference. As months of relentless hurricanes, 
                wildfires, and other extreme weather events battered 
                communities, families spent more nights in emergency 
                lodging than in any other year over the past decade--
                thanks to the hard work and generosity of Red Cross 
                volunteers and partners who provided more than 1.3 
                million people with overnight stays last year. When the 
                pandemic strained emergency services, Red Cross workers 
                adapted to help fulfill urgent needs. They responded to 
                increased emergency calls from military families, aided 
                hundreds of thousands of home fire survivors, supported 
                international health and hygiene services, and safely 
                provided health and safety courses to essential workers 
                and others to help them manage the COVID-19 threat. In 
                recent days, as harsh winter storms left many Americans 
                without power and water across the South and Midwest, 
                the Red Cross and its partners have worked to help 
                people recover and restore access to safe water.

                This month, we renew our commitment to Clara Barton's 
                remarkable vision and join together, as one Nation, to 
                recommit ourselves to a foundational American 
                principle: the duty of care we owe to one another when 
                times get tough. I urge all Americans to take part in 
                that tradition through our own everyday acts of 
                compassion--helping a neighbor, a stranger, or a 
                community in need.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America and Honorary Chairman of 
                the American Red Cross, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim March 2021 as 
                American Red Cross Month. I encourage all Americans to 
                observe this month with appropriate programs, 
                ceremonies and activities, and by supporting the work 
                of service and relief organizations.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of March, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fifth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2021-04639
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